Pride and Prejudice a Classic Romance

Pride and Prejudice a classic romance

Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen illustrates the theme of self-knowledge, marriage and dramatic irony for the structure of the novel. Elizabeth acquires self-knowledge throughout the novel; she fully obtains her self-knowledge towards the end of the novel, where she exposes her true feelings about Darcy. Marriage is a constant subject for the Bennet family, it is extremely important for them to marry; to secure their well-being for the near future. Caroline Bingley is also a key factor of the novel. She creates various conflicts in the course of the novel, which creates dramatic irony.

Throughout the course of the novel, Elizabeth goes through a series of denial for her feelings for Darcy. Slowly during the course of the novel, she exposes her feelings. These feelings come about, when individuals talk well about Darcy. Such as Darcy’s housekeeper when she defended him for being the best landlord “He is the best landlord, and the best master, that ever lived. Not like the wild young men now-a-days, who think of nothing but themselves” (Austen, 243). This goes to show Elizabeth, how every assumption’s she ever made about Darcy were false. He is a kind warm hearted gentleman, whom does not clatter away; he is more timid and reserve. This was other step closer to expose Elizabeth state of mind. Darcy exceeds himself, when Elizabeth’s finds out he helped Lydia with marrying Mr. Wickham. She was completely overwhelmed in why he would do such a thing, with his current situation with Wickham. “It was exactly a scene, and exactly among people, where he had apparently least to do, and least temptation to go, conjectures as to the meaning of it, rapid and wild, hurried into her brain; but she satisfied with none” (Austen, 311). Elizabeth couldn’t comprehend why Darcy would do such a thing. She didn’t know what to think about it. Toward the end of the novel, Elizabeth fully exposes her...